m pronounced asmū, for the single letter, as when spelling a word.seepīʻāpā.

m abbreviation formika (meter).

m is the ninth letter of the Hawaiian alphabet. It is a liquid, and yet it is interchangeable withk, a mute; as,makia,kakia, &c.

-mā seekoʻihoʻomā, chisel...

ma- stative prefix indicating quality or state...same asmā-₄;[(EO) PPn *ma-,stativising particle: *ma(a)]

ma prep.indefinite locative, instrumental, manner. At, in, on, beside, along, through; by means of, because of, in behalf of, according to. This very common part. is perhaps more specific than the similari, at, in; it is written in the dictionary as a part of the following words:ʻaneʻi,hea,hope,kai,laila,lalo,luna,muli,uka. With meaning "because" it is frequently followed byo, of. (ma is frequently pronouncedmā before primary stress.)(Gram. 9.4) [Pn(EC) *ma,by way of]

ʻAʻoleauihelemaimakeʻanoikaika,ihelemaiaumakamākaʻikaʻi.I didn't come in an aggressive way, I came to sightsee.(For. 5:507)

EnohoanamaUlukouiWaikīkī.Living at Ulukou place in Waikīkī.(FS 267)

KonamakeʻanamaoKaweloala.His death at the hands of Kawelo there.

Maowaiʻoukouipiliai?Through whom are you related?

maʻaneʻihere

makaiat the sea, seaward

maukainland, at the mountains

Uahelemaiaumaonaala.I came for his sake.

ma The syllablema is used for several purposes.Ma is formative of many nouns, in which case it seems to imply fullness, solidity, addition, &c., to the original word.It often carries the idea of accompanying, together, &c.seemalana,mamamake, to die together, &c.Ma is used in swearing or taking an oath (1Sam. 17:43, 55), and signifiesby.see the prepositionma.Ma is also used sometimes like the emphatico in such phrases as this:ma kela mau mea elua, ua loaa paka no i na kanawai.prep.At; by; in; through; unto; by means of; according to, &c.Gram. § 67 and § 68, 1.Ma laua o, together with; haalele oia i ka aina o Wailukuma laua o Waihee, he forsook the region of Wailukutogether with that of Waihee; in this case it is synonymous withlaua me anda me.adj.or aparticle, which mostly follows proper names of persons, and signifiesan attendant upon, orpersons belonging to, oraccompanying; as, ke aliima, the chiefand his train; an officerand his posse; the master of a family with his children and domestics; Hoapilima, Hoapili andthose known to be about him. It includes persons in all capacities from an equal with the one named to all connected with him, even to his servants.Nah. 16:8. NOTE.—It is possible that the doublema ormama which enters most of the numeral adjectives both cardinal and ordinal above umi or ten, should be referred to this particle.

MA n.master's, Master of Arts, as a degree at a university (pronouncedmūʻā).seelaeoʻo,MS.Eng.

mā₁ vs.
  • faded, wilted,
  • stained, discolored,
  • blushing;
  • defeated;
  • passed away, perished;
  • to have lost a former attractiveness;
  • to fade.
 [PPn *maʻa,clean, light-coloured][Ka mae ʻana. Make; mae; pau ka nani a me ka pono; hāʻule lanakila ʻole.]₇_,₁₄

hoʻomācaus/sim

māwaleto fade quickly, as earthly glory

Uamākamanaʻokaumaha.The sad thoughts have faded away.

mā₂ part.following names of persons. and company, and others, and wife, and husband, and associates.(Gram. 8.7.5) [Pn(NP) *maa,human concomitant pluraliser; and others]

Hinamā.Hina and the others; Hina and her husband, friends.

kealiʻimāthe chief and his retinue

meamāthey

mā₃ same asmākahakaha, to clear.Possibly PPN *maʻa.

mā-₁ as inhoʻomāʻē,māʻeo,mākahi,mākole.short formaka, eye,

ma v.To fade, as a leaf or flower; to wilt.To blush, as one ashamed.To wear out, as a person engaged in too much business.Puk. 18:18.Hoo. To fail; to perish, as a person or thing.

mā-₂ as inmāhā,mākahi,mālua, etc.short formaka, mesh,

mā-₃ as inhoʻomāʻakaʻaka.short formake, desire,

mā-₄ mā-,ma- stative prefixes indicating quality or state:ʻalo,māʻalo;hai,māhai.[(EO) PPn *ma-,stativising particle: *ma(a)]

mā-₅ exclusiveness in first person dual and plural pronouns (mākou,māua) and possessives.(Gram. 8.2) PPN *ma(a).

Mā placename.way,Wahiawā,Oʻahu.

maʻa₁ nvs.accustomed, used to, knowing thoroughly, habituated, familiar, experienced; to adapt; custom, habit.cf.maʻamaʻa,maʻamau.bc

hoʻomaʻato practice, gain experience or skill, become accustomed (less used thanhoʻomaʻamaʻa)

Nokēiamaʻaokealiʻi.Because of this custom of the chief.

maʻa vs.to become adapted to.seehoʻomaʻa.

maa v.To accustom; to be accustomed to do a thing, as a work; to be easy in one's manners; to be polite; to be friendly; e walea, e launa; to be used; to be accustomed; to have practice.Ier. 2:24.To accustom one's self; applied to the knowledge of a road often traveled.To gain knowledge by practice.Ease of manners; politeness gained by practice.Experience; long use; frequent trial.adj.Accustomed to do a thing.Ier. 31:18. Practiced in any business; used to.

maʻa₂ nvt.
  • sling, as made of coconut fiber, human hair, or aerial pandanus roots;
  • to cast a stone in such a sling;
  • string of a musical instrument (rare).
 bc[Pn(NP) *maka,sling; to hurl with a sling; to throw][He mea kaua e kīloi ʻia ai nā pōhaku. He kaula i hana ʻia ai he wahi poho i waena kahi e waiho ʻia ai ka pōhaku e maʻa ʻia ana. He hoʻohana ʻia ma ka waiho ʻana i ka pōhaku i waena me ke koali ʻana ma luna o ke poʻo a hoʻolei i ka pōhaku ma ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i kekahi o nā piko o ke kaula. 2. kīloi i kekahi mea me ka maʻa i kekahi kanaka a mea like paha.]₁₄PAN CN MUS

maa To sling, as a stone; to cast a stone from a sling.Lunk. 20:16. To throw or cast away, as a sling does a stone.Ier. 10:18.s.A sling. 2Oihl. 26:14. An offensive weapon of war formerly in use among the Hawaiians. 1Sam. 17:40. He kaula hoolele i ka pohaku.A string of a musical instrument; he kaula hookani.

maʻa₃ vt.to tie.cf.kāmaʻa.bc

maʻa₄ n.snapper at the end of a whip.alsohuʻa.bc

māʻā₁ vs.bad-smelling.

maa Offensive in smell; stinking.

māʻā₂ same asmāʻāʻā, reach out...

maa To be small or little, as a substance;A going about here and there; ka hele wale i o ia nei;The name of a sea breeze at Lahaina; the same asaa.

Maʻaʻa n.name of a famous wind associated withLahaina, Maui.alsoʻA ʻa.see ex.waianuhea.WIN

maaa s.Name of a sea breeze at Lahaina.seemaa 6 above. Makanimaaa.

māʻāʻā₁ vi.to reach out, as a baby or as an octopus.cf.ʻaʻama.FIS

māʻāʻā₂ n.v.goat's bleat; baa; to bleat.ANI

maʻa aku adapt(EH)

Maʻaʻa Kua Lapu n.wind atKahaluʻu, Hawaiʻi.(For. 5:93)WIN

maʻaalaioa [maʻa·alai·oa] nvt.slingshot; to shoot with sling (maʻa).(rare.) 

maʻaanakawaūeakūlua [maʻaanakawa·ū·eakū·lua] n.sling psychrometer.lit., psychrometer sling.seeana kawaūea.SCI

Maʻaʻa Paʻimalau [maʻaʻapaʻi·malau] n.wind name.lit., Portuguese man-of-warMaʻaʻa.WIN

māʻāʻele same asmāʻeʻele, numb...

maaelele v.To be cold; to shiver; to shake with the cold; e anuanu, e haukeke.

maahe var. spelling ofmāhe, grow less distinct and fade out...

maahe v.seeahe, a light breeze. To make small; to diminish; to reduce to less size.

maʻaka vs.upper case, capital.cf.naʻinaʻi.seehua maʻaka.Rarotongan,big.CMP LNG PRF

makaʻalamaʻakacase sensitive, as in a computer program

-māʻakaʻaka 

hoʻomāʻakaʻakasame ashoʻomākeʻaka, to cause laughter

māakilo to eye, to look wistfully(EH)

maʻakū [maʻa·kū] vt.to sling with a sling and stone.BIR STO

Uamaʻakūakulāuaikamanu.They slung a stone at the bird with the sling.

Maʻakua placename.gulch inland ofHauʻula,Puʻukapu qd.,Oʻahu, where ahilu fish dammed the water ofKaipapaʻu Stream and caused a flood that washed the people ofHauʻula out to sea.

maʻalaea [maʻa·laea] nvs.red color, red ocher color; stained red, as with ocherous earth; red, as earth.COL

Māʻalaea placename.quadrangle, bay, village, and small boat harbor,Maui isthmus. Southeast of the boat harbor is a fringing reef, south-swell summer surfing area. Adjacent to the jetty is a surfing site known asMāʻalaea Rights. Road,ʻĀlewa,Honolulu. Perhaps a contraction ofMakaʻalaea (ocherous earth beginning). (Ii 10.)

maʻalahi [maʻa·lahi] nvs.
  • contentment,
  • simplicity,
  • ease;
  • to be easy, simple.
 [ʻAʻole paʻakikī.]₁₄

Kamaluhiaamekamaʻalahi.Peace and contentment.

maalahi v.To escape from any evil real or imaginary.To be possessed of privileges, as an intelligent person over an ignorant one; nolaila,maalahi wale ka poe i imi aku ia oe (ka naauao), aohe nui ka hana.s.Nobleness; exultation; ka hanohano.

maʻalea [maʻa·lea] nvs.
  • cunning, craft, trickery, deceit, guile;
  • crafty, deceitful, sly, shrewd;
  • artful, skillful; accustomed, skilled.(Ios. 9:4)
 bc[Ke ʻano hoʻopunipuni, hana kolohe a ʻimi ʻepa paha. Akamai me ke kolohe pū.]₁₅_,₁₉

hoʻomaʻaleacaus/sim

Noiamea,emaʻaleaʻoukouelikemenānahesa,enohomāliehoʻielikemenāmanunūnū.Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(Mat. 10:16)

maalea s.Maa, accustomed, andlea,adv., very. Cunning; craft; subtlety, such as is obtained by practice; skill in doing a thing, especially mischief, such as getting the advantage of another.Luk. 20:23.adj.Prudent; having forethought; wise.Cunning; crafty.Iob. 15:5.v.To be wise; to be artful; to be cunning; to use policy.Hoo. To act wisely; to act skillfully, &c.adv.Deceitfully.Puk. 21:14. Cunningly; craftily.Ios. 9:4.

maʻalealea [maʻa·lea·lea] redup. ofmaʻalea, cunning, craft, trickery, deceit, guile...

Maʻālehu [Ma-ʻā-lehu] placename.land section,Kaunakakai qd., northMolokaʻi. (Perhaps the name is garbled; the last part means 'ashed burned'.)

maʻalewa₁ [maʻa·lewa] n.aerial root or vine.(UL 63)PLA

maʻalewa₂ [maʻa·lewa] vi.surging, swinging.

māʻali {mā-₄ʻali₁}same asmōʻali, furrow.

maali s.Some small slender substance; a piece broken off.seemoali.adj.Small; thin; he maawe.

māʻaliʻali redup. ofmāʻali, furrow.

maʻalili [maʻa·lili] vs.
  • cooled, of what has been hot, as food;
  • abated, calmed, of anger, love, passion;
  • blasted[withered, shriveled, blighted, ruined], of fruit.
 (Am. 4.9)[(MP) PPn *maka-lili,cold][Ka pau ʻana o ka wela.]₅

hoʻomaʻalilito cause to cool; appease, soothe, quiet, pacify, assuage anger or grief(Sol. 16.14)

Kawāimaʻaliliaikahuhū.When wrath had been appeased.(Eset. 2.1)

maalili v.To abate heat in any hot substance.Anat. 43.To cool or appease, as anger.Eset. 2:1.Hoo. To cool; to reduce the temperature; to appease the anger of any one.Sol. 16:14.adj.Cooled; spoken of what has been hot; lukewarm.Blasted; stunted; spoken of fruit.Amos 4:9.

māʻalo vi.to pass along, by, or alongside, as to overtake and pass a car; to transship; to pass through, as land; to pass away, as glory.cf.kāʻalo.(Dan. 4.31)bcPPN *maakalo.[Kāʻalo, hele aku ma ka ʻaoʻao. Ke kāʻalo ʻana aku, ka hoʻohala ʻana aku.]₁₄_,₁₇

waiwaimāʻalotransit goods

maalo v.Ma andalo, to pass from one place to another. To pass along by a place or thing.Kanl. 2:8.To pass by one.Iob. 9:11.To pass through, as a land; to make way through a crowd.To pass away, as one's glory or property.Dan. 4:31.To pass by, as a shadow.Iob. 4:15.

Māʻalo placename.land section and gulch nearKaupō,Maui; ahau tree grove here was famed for illicit love affairs.lit.: pass by.

maʻaloa [maʻa·loa] n.a low native shrub (Neraudia melastomaefolia), related to themāmaki, and like it, having strong bark formerly used for makingtapa.alsoʻoloa,maʻoloa.TAP PLA

maaloa s.The name of a bush or small tree, from the bark of which kapa was made.

māʻaloʻalo redup. ofmāʻalo, to pass to and fro, back and forth; to pass frequently.see ex.pānoanoa.PNP *ma(a)kalokalo.[Māʻalo na nä kānaka he nui, a i ʻole he māʻalo na ke kanaka hoʻokahi he mau manawa he nui.]₁₄

māʻaloʻalo [mā·ʻalo·ʻalo] seeuila au māʻaloʻalo,alternating current...

maaloalo v.seemaalo above. To go frequently or quickly from place to place.s.The act of reading by hitching along without being able to read fluently.

maʻaloʻeloʻe [maʻa·loʻe·loʻe] same asmāloʻeloʻe, tired...

maaloeloe v.seemaloeloe. To be weary; to be tired; to be heavy with sleep.

maʻamaʻa [maʻa·maʻa] accustomed, experienced, used.redup. ofmaʻa₁;

hoʻomaʻamaʻasame ashoʻomaʻa; to practice, become accustomed; to train, drill

maʻamaʻahia [maʻa·maʻa·hia] familiar.pas/imp. ofmaʻamaʻa;

maʻamaʻalea [maʻa·maʻa·lea] redup. ofmaʻalea, cunning, craft...

hemauʻōlelomaʻamaʻaleacrafty words

maamaalea adj.The intensive ofmaalea. Very cunning; very crafty; more than ordinarily politic.

māʻamaʻama 
  • light of knowledge,
  • clarity of thinking or explanation,
  • enlightenment;
  • shining, radiant,
  • clear...
 same asmālamalama₁;(Gram. 2.8) 

māʻamaʻama n.brightness.[+]

maamaama v.Formalamalama, thel dropped as in the Marquesan dialect. Light; the opposite of darkness; ka pau ana o ka manawa po.Laieik. 26.adj.Light as opposed to dark.seemalamalama.

māʻamaola [mā·ʻama·ola] n.bioluminescence.SCI

maʻamau [maʻa·mau] vs.usual, customary, regular, habitual, ordinary, common.cf.ʻāmaʻamau.

hanamaʻamauusual work

hoʻomaʻamauto become accustomed, familiar

lumimaʻamaustandard room, as in a hotel.lit., ordinary room. cf.lumi linohau

ʻōlelomaʻamaucommon word

ukumaʻamaucustomary fee

maʻamau ʻole unusual(EH)

māʻana₁ n.beginning.(Kep. 175)(rare.) 

hoʻomāʻanabeginning

māʻana₂ common colloquial pronunciation ofmāʻona, full.[Ka māʻona.]₁₇

maʻaneʻi [maʻa·neʻi] here...seeʻaneʻi, here...

maanei adv.Ma, preposition, andanei orenei ornei, here. Here; at this place, in distinction from some other place.lit. At here.seenei.

māaniani₁ [mā·ani·ani] n.gentle blowing of the wind,fig., tranquillity.

māaniani₂ [mā·ani·ani] var. spelling ofmāniani.

maao kind of fish.(And.)FIS

maao s.The name of a fish.

maʻa ʻole inexperienced, novice, unaccustomed, unfamiliar(EH)

-maʻau [Pn(NP) *makau,be hostile (Rby)]

hoʻomaʻauto persecute, offend, injure, bully, tease, torment.

maau v.To entangle; to get one into difficulty; to make a law or lay a kapu in order to entrap people, as in former times; mostly used withHoo. To give one trouble; to afflict without cause; to persecute.Kanl. 30:7.To avenge or to take vengeance.Oihk. 19:18.syn. with hoomauhala.s.Hoo. Indifference; neglect of that which is good.Persecution; tribulation; affliction.Willful or needless opposition to one; a going about from house to house, being forward, impertinent, troublesome.

maʻau nvi.var. spelling ofmāʻau, to sprout...AltSpel WIN

māʻau,maʻau nvi.
  • to sprout, germinate, spread, especially of useless weeds;
  • weeds.
  •fig., to go from place to place, gad about;
  • rain belt in the upland forest
  (also,maʻū).cf.maʻauʻauwā.[PPn *makau,bend, turn]WIN

Kawaomāʻaukelethe damp upland region(KL. line 618)

maau s.The name of a weed.

māʻaua₁ same asʻāʻaua, coarse.

māʻaua₂ rare pas/imp. of-maʻau, to persecute, offend...

maaua v.Hoo. To increase; to come upon, as fear; to be afraid;A garden; a patch of ground;s.Anything old or ancient; what is of long standing; epithet of a person who has lived long; old age.adj.Old; ancient; old, as a person; long ago, as an event.

māʻauʻau n.poi calabash as used bypoi peddlers.cf.māʻau, going from place to place.POI

maauau s.A poi calabash.

maʻauʻauā,maʻauʻauwā nvt.peddler, merchant; to sell, trade; to seige(GP 64). (anOʻahu term.(Kam. 76:123) despised such people)

maauaua v.To have articles for sale; to sell goods; to peddle; to trade; to make market. NOTE. This word was formerly confined to the Island of Oahu; at the other islands it waspiele andkalepa.s.A market man; a peddler; one who trades and gets money without work.adj.seemaaua. Old; applied to men; a very indefinite term.

māʻauʻaua redup. ofmāʻaua, coarse; persecute...

maʻauʻauwā var. spelling ofmaʻauʻauā, peddler...

maauauwa v.To have articles for sale; to sell goods; to peddle; to trade; to make market. NOTE. This word was formerly confined to the Island of Oahu; at the other islands it waspiele andkalepa.s.A market man; a peddler; one who trades and gets money without work.

-māʻauē,-māʻauwē 

hoʻomāʻauēto mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

maʻauea [maʻau·ea] rare var. ofmalauea, lazy.

maauea adj.Lazy; manifesting a lazy disposition.

māʻauea₁,māʻauwea [māʻau·ea] pas/imp. ofmāʻauē,hoʻomāʻauē to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

hoʻomāʻakaʻakamāʻaueamocking laughter(Laie 465 [79])

hoʻomāʻaueato laugh at, ridicule, mock; to disregard

māʻauea₂,māʻauwea [māʻau·ea,māʻauwea] same asmanauea, ataro.TAR

māʻauea₃,māʻauwea [māʻau·ea] n.plant listed by Kamakau as used fortapa.TAP

maʻaʻulaʻula n.red clay as used in coloring.COL

maaulaula s.Maa andula, red. A kind of red earth used in coloring, obtained in some deep ravines.

maʻaupopo thick.(And.)

maaupopo adj.Thick.

-maʻauwē see-māʻauē,hoʻomāʻauē to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

-māʻauwē var. spelling of-māʻauē,hoʻomāʻauē, to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus...AltSpel

māʻauwea seemāʻauea,pas/imp. of-māʻauē,hoʻomāʻauē to mimic speech in a nasty way, to mock, annoy thus

maʻawe₁ nvt.
  • fiber, thread, rootlet(Kel. 121),
  • wisp;
  • strand, as of a spider web;
  • faint footprint;
  • to tread, track, follow, as a trail;
  • small, narrow, thin, as of a fiber;
  • weak, sickly.
 .see ex.puahilohilo.bc[Pn(NP) *ma-kawe,hair (of head), strand of hair][Ka lopi lahilahi e hana ʻia ai i kaula ke hoʻohui pū ʻia nā maʻawe he nui.]₇INS

hoʻomaʻaweto make a tracing; footprint, track, slight path; to make small fibers or threads

maʻawealafaint path or track; fig., departure of the soul after death

maawe v.To, go along a narrow road; to wind along, as in a crooked path.To be small; to be thin; to be poor in flesh; hence,To be weak or sickly.seeawe, the strings or tails of a squid.s.Ma andawe.seeawe-awe, to be small. A small indefinite part of something; a small substance; a bit of a string or small piece of a rope; a shoe string, &c.Kin. 14:23.A print of a footstep; a track; the wake of a ship; he aweawe, me he holo ana na ka moku.adj.Small; narrow; thin.Moving in a narrow path; applied to a road or path; hele aku la oia i ke alamaawe iki a ke aloha, he has gone in the path littletraveled by the loved ones.

maʻawe₂ n.a variety oftaro.bcTAR

māʻaweʻawe redup. ofmaʻawe, fiber, thread, rootlet...; streaked, as with different colors.COL

maaweawe s.Spots; variegated colors on a thing; marks making different shades of colors.seemaawe andawe.adj.Spotted; marked; variegated with small changes of color or form.

maʻawehuki n.spindle fiber, i.e. a structure that forms inside a dividing cell during mitosis.lit., fibers (that) pull.[+]SCI

māʻawe iki wisp (as hair)(EH)

maʻawe loloa n.lengthwise strand, warp.lit., long track.(Oihk. 13.48)CLO

maaweloloa s.Maawe andloloa, long. The warp of cloth.Oihk. 13:48.

maʻawe pokopoko [maʻawepoko·poko] n.transverse strand, woof.lit., short track.(Oihk. 13.48)CLO

maawepokopoko s.Maawe andpokopoko, short. The filling or woof of cloth.Oihk. 13:48.

maʻawe ʻula n.a red track, as in well-trod red earth.

KealanuimaʻaweʻulaaKanaloa.The red track pathway of Kanaloa[the western sky].

maaweula s.Maawe andula, red; brown. A path or road so much trodden as to cause the red or brown earth to appear.

mabela var. spelling ofmāpela.AltSpel STO

Madagaseka [mada·gaseka] n.Madagascar; Madagascan.G

madame var. spelling ofmakame, Madame...[He poʻoinoa no ka wahine male.]₇

Madarasa Madras(EH)

Madera var. spelling ofMakela, Madeira...

Maderida var. spelling ofMakelika, Madrid...

-māʻē [-māʻē·] 

hoʻomāʻēshort forhoʻomakaʻē, seemakaʻē , to look at with disfavor; to look askance.

mae vi.
  • to fade, to fade away(Hal. 18.45);
  • wilt, wither, droop;
  • partially dry, as clothes;
  • to pine away(Oihk. 26.39);
  • to waste away, as with illness.
 bc[(OC) PPn *mae,withered, wilted]

hoʻomaeto cause to wilt, fade; to fade

Nokeikaʻakaāmaekaiwiʻaoʻao.Kept on laughing until their ribs ached.(Kalapana 86)

mae v.To blast; to wither; to fade.To wither, as the petals of flowers or leaves of vegetables; e loha ka lau o ka laau, e maloo.To roll up, as the leaves of vegetables in drought (kindred withmai, sick.)seema.To pine away, as persons with disease, i. e., to perish.Hal. 18:45.To pass away, as a people; to disappear, as a judgment from heaven.Oihk. 26:39.adj.Blasted, as fruit; withered, as a flower or a leaf.Faded, as a color.Sad; sober, as a person disappointed in his expectations.

mae s.seemai. A species of sickness; a pain in the bowels.

maea vs.
  • stinking, as of unwashed bodies;
  • malodorous, as a swamp;
  • offensive-smelling, as vomit.
 [PPn *mae,decaying, "off" or "high" (of animal food)]

maea adj.Ma andea, strong smelling. Bad smelling; strong; unpleasant to the smell; hauna.

māea₁ [mā·ea] {mā-₄ea₃}vi.to rise to the surface.cf.ea₃, to rise up...[Aea aʻe i luna.]₁₄

māea₂ [mā·ea] n.a variety oftaro.Hawaiʻi.TAR

māeaea₁ [mā·ea·ea] redup. ofmaea, stinking,māea₁, rise...

maeaea adj.Ma andeaea, strong smelling.seeea. Turbulent; refractory.Strong in disobedience, as a child that refuses obedience to his parents and runs away; not under restraint.Strong physically; he keikimaeaea, a strong child;maeaea i ka holo, swift to run;maeaea i ka hana, strong for work.

māeaea₂ [mā·ea·ea] vt.to disregard.

Māeaea placename.beach and landing nearWaialua,Oʻahu. (Ii 98.).lit.: stench.

māealani [mā·ea·lani] vi.to get up, rise.

Eala,ehoʻokū,emāealani.Get up, stand, rise.

maeele Filthy; polluted.seepaele.

māʻeʻele nvs.
  • numb, as a foot that has "gone to sleep";
  • numb with cold or deeply moved by love;
  • shocked, benumbed;
  • stricken with fear, horror, grief;
  • numb feeling during pregnancy.
 [Ka pau ʻana o ka ʻike o ke kino, ʻaʻohe ʻike i ka ʻeha a i ʻole ka ʻoluʻolu. Ka pau ʻana o ka ʻike o ka ʻili o ke kanaka; ʻaʻohe ʻike o ka ʻili i ke anuanu no ke anuanu loa.]₉_,₇BOD

hoʻomāʻeʻeleto cause numbness, shock, great love

maeele To be benumbed; to be insensible to the touch;maeele oia no kona kaikuahine opiopio.Laieik. 176.Hoo. To be touched with sympathy; to have feeling for one.Laieik. 74.s.Numbness of any part when the circulation of blood is retarded; ka pilikia loa o na aalolo no ka noho mau ana ma ka aoao hookahi. NOTE.—Hawaiians express a strong internal glow of love for a person by the termmaeele, equivalent to the external feeling of a limb when the flow of blood has for a time been stopped or retarded and the limb, in common language, is said to be asleep; he mea e kamaeele o ke alii wahine i ke aloha.Laieik. 205.Hardness and numbness of any part.The sensation of a female during the time of gestation.adj.Benumbed; hemaeele no ka lima; void of feeling, as a leg or an arm which has its circulation stopped.v.Mae andele, an intensive. To be void of proper feeling, as a leg or an arm from the want of proper circulation of blood.Anat. 49. Uamaeele kona puuwai i ke aloha.

māʻeha same asʻeha, pain.

hoʻomāʻehasame ashoʻoʻeha [hōʻeha], to inflict pain or punishment, to hurt, oppress

māʻehaʻeha much pain.redup. ofmāʻeha,same asʻeha, pain...;ILL

maehaeha s.Ma andehaeha, pain. Twilight; dusk of the evening when it is painful for the eyes to see.

māʻele same asmāʻeʻele, numb, as a foot that has "gone to sleep"; numb with cold or deeply moved by love...

hoʻomāʻelecaus/sim

māʻelenono [mā·ʻele·nono] vs.tilth, i.e. the nature of soil with porous texture and well-aggregated crumb structure.seepūhuna.SCI

Māʻeliʻeli placename.small land area,Kaʻū,Hawaiʻi. Cliff,Kāneʻohe qd.,Oʻahu.lit.: digging (the gods Kāne and Kanaloa raced up the cliff, digging in their fingers and toes as they climbed).

maemae [mae·mae] damp, as clothes suitable for ironing.fade(Aniani 27)redup. ofmae;FIS

iʻamaemaefish partially dried, much relished when cooked

maemae To dry; to put up to dry.Dried; put in a situation to dry.

maʻemaʻe [maʻe·maʻe] nvs.
  • clean, cleanliness
  • chaste
  • pure, purity
  • attractive.bc

ʻAoʻaohoʻomaʻemaʻe.Reform party.

hoʻomaʻemaʻeto clean, cleanse, purge, disinfect, purify

maʻemaʻeloaextremely clean, immaculate

maʻemaʻeʻoleunclean

MaʻemaʻewalenōʻoKauaʻi,hemolelewaleikamālie.A perfect beauty is Kauaʻi, flawless in the calm. (song)

maemae v.To be pure; to be clean; to be without defilement physically or morally; to be free from any wrong done to another.Oih. 20:26.Hoo. To cleanse; to make clean; to purify naturally, morally or ceremonially; e hoopau i ka pelapela.Oihk. 8:15.To sanctify; to cleanse what has been impure.Ios. 7:13.s.Cleanness; purity, either physical or moral; a separation from what is wrong; a separating between good and evil.adj.Clean; pure; free from defilement morally.Oihk. 11:44.Glorious; good.

Maʻemaʻe placename.elementary school and hill,Nuʻuanu,Honolulu.lit.: clean (Elbert and Mahoe 33; UL 108.)

maemaea [mae·maea] same asmāeaea,redup. ofmaea, stinking,māea₁, rise...; to disregard...

maenei adv.Ma, preposition, andanei orenei ornei, here. Here; at this place, in distinction from some other place.lit. At here.seenei.adv.seemaanei.Ma andenei ornei.seenei. Here; in this place.Nal. 22:7. Here, i. e., in this life, in distinction from another.Heb. 7:8. Ma o ka puka, amaenei o ka puka, that side of the door, and this side of the door.

māʻeno same asʻeno, wild.

māʻenoʻeno redup. ofmāʻeno,same asʻeno, wild...

maenoeno v.Ma andeno, to be wild. To be jealous; to entertain jealous thoughts.

māʻeo same asmakāʻeo, angry-appearing...

maʻewa S  vs.reproachful, scornful, mocking, mimicking in a nasty way, sneering; cruel; scorned, abused, desecrated, tousled.

hoʻomaʻewato reproach, sneer at, mimic, ridicule, desecrate, jeer, mock, scorn

maewa To mock; to revile; to treat with scorn; to make ashamed; to reproach one with some base act of which he is not guilty.Hoo. The same.

māewa [mā·ewa] vs.
  • swaying, swinging, as something with an anchored base, as seaweed, hair, leaves;
  • fluttering;
  • wandering,
  • unstable.
 .see ex.ʻūkiʻukiu₃.[Pn(NP) *ma-ʻewa,move freely: *ma(a)-(q)ewa][Ka luli ʻana e like me ka luli o ke kumulāʻau i ka makani a i ʻole ka limu i ka ʻoni o ke kai.]₈_,₁₀SWD

Iheaʻoeihelemāewaakunei?Where did you go wandering?

māewalaniswinging in the air

maewa v.Ma andewa, to bend out of shape. To be tremulous; to be unstable, as any substance unfixed.To be led crookedly; e kaiewa.To be blown here and there, as the spray of the surf by the wind; e hoopuehuia e ka wai.

māewaewa [mā·ewa·ewa] redup. ofmāewa, swaying, swinging...; fluttering; wandering, unstable...[Māewa, luliluli, kāhulihuli; ka luliluli ʻana o kekahi mea i paʻa kekahi ʻaoʻao ona ma ke kumu paʻa. E like hoʻi me ka māewaewa ʻana o ka limu o ke kai i paʻa ma ka pōhaku. Ka luliluli ʻana o kekahi mea i ka makani a i ʻole ka wai paha me ka paʻa iho naʻe ʻo lalo o ia mea ma kekahi mea paʻa; ma kekahi ʻano manaʻo, he lalau a paʻa ʻole o ke kūlana o kekahi mea.]₂_,₇

hulumāewaewafluttering feathers

māʻewaʻewa to treat roughly, beat; roughhouse.redup. ofmaʻewa;cf.mānewanewa.[Hoʻohaʻahaʻa, hanaʻino, a hoʻowaia ʻia. He pili kēia i ka hanaʻino ʻia o nā kino kapu o ka poʻe koa ma ka pepehi wale ʻia a hina i lalo a i ʻole i ke kau ʻia i luna o ka lele o ka heiau o kekahi ʻaoʻao, a i ʻole i ka lawe ʻia o nā iwi i mea hana makau.]₁₄

hoʻomāʻewaewaredup. ofhoʻomaʻewa; to purge oneself of the effects of black magic by performing a prescribed humiliating ceremony, as walking about naked

maewaewa v.Intensive ofmaewa. To abuse; to mock, &c.Hoo. To trouble; to vex; to ridicule. 1Nal. 18:27. To abuse; to treat vilely or contemptuously. 1Sam. 31:4. To suffer affliction.Iak. 5:10.s.A reproach; a scorning.seemaewa.The cutting of the hair irregularly on account of the death of a chief or relative.adj.Reproaching.Sol. 17:5. Scorning.

Magoi var. spelling ofMākoi₃, Magi...

magoi s.Gr. A magician; a practicer of magic arts.Puk. 7:11.A wise man; a philosopher.Mat. 2:1.

maha₁ n.temple, side of the head.(Lunk. 4.21)bcPNP *mafa.[ʻAoʻao o ke poʻo ma waena o ka maka a me ka pepeiao.]

mākalamahatemporalis muscle, i.e. the muscle of the side of the head

maha The side of the head; the temple.Lunk. 4:21.seemahamaha.

maha₂ n.gill plate of a fish.alsomahamaha₁.bcFIS

maha₃ n.wings of a flying fish.bcFIS

maha The wing of an army; the fore fins of a fish.

maha₄ n.preputium, foreskin.bcBOD

maha₅ n.lower portion of a canoemanu.bcCAN

maha₆ S  nvs.
  • rest, repose, vacation;
  • freedom from pain;
  • at ease, comfort
 .seemahamaha₂.bc[Pau ka luhi; kuʻu ka nae.]₁₄MUS

hoʻomahavacation; to take a rest or vacation; to retire, stop work; to obtain relief; to pause; rest in music.

hoʻomahaaimanākānāwaito rest with the laws [obey them](For. 6:159)

Hoʻomahaʻiamaiauikuʻuhāʻawe.I am relieved of my burden.

hoʻomahapoʻoa whole rest

hoʻomahapoʻoʻelea quarter rest

hoʻomahapoʻolimaa half rest

hoʻomahapoʻomanaan eighth rest

hoʻomahapoʻomanakolua thirty-second rest

hoʻomahapoʻomanaluaa sixteenth rest

Uahoʻomahanākula.The schools are having a vacation.

maha v.To rest; to rest, as from labor or toil; to give or cause to rest.To enjoy ease and quiet after pain; to be better; to begin to recover from sickness.To be assuaged; to be softened down, as anger.Lunk. 8:3.To rest, as a land, i. e., to cease from being the theater of evil.Oihk. 26:34.Hoo. To give or take rest from labor or fatigue.To relieve from suffering; to comfort; to be satisfied.To ease one's self; to attend to a call of nature.Kanl. 23:14.s.Rest; repose; respite or relief from pain or sickness; convalescence; relief from any calamity.Puk. 8:11. Rest; peace.adj.Easy; quiet; resting as from labor; free from pain; ceasing from anger.adv.Hoo. Silently; quietly; at rest.Isa. 62:1.

maha₇ n.severed portion.cf.maha lāʻau,mahamaha,maha ʻōʻō.bc

maha₈ same asmahamoe₁, attractive, sleek...bc

maha₉ same asmāhana, twin.bc

mahapuʻutwin hills

maha₁₀ rare var. ofmahamaha₃, to show affection.bc

maha v.To exercise affection towards one; to acknowledge or treat one as a friend; to be complaisant towards one; to love; to cherish.

maha₁₁ n.fishes.seemaha mea,maha ʻōʻō,maha wela.bcFIS

māhā [mā·hā] n.net mesh large enough to admit the entrance of four fingers; net of such a mesh.NET

maha To make a rent or hole in, as in a kapa; to tear in two;To hide a thing away; to steal.

mahae₁ {ma-hae₃}S  vt.to tear, split, separate.PPN *masae.

mahaeluato split in two

Uamahaekapiliokēlāpaʻamale.That couple has separated; lit., the association of that married couple is split.

mahae₂ n.a fish, said to belong to thelāʻīpala group.[Pn(MQ) *mahae,a kind of fish]FIS

mahae s.Name of a species of fish.

mahae₃ n.net mesh, about 10 cm and above, betweenmāhā andmālewa.

māhaehae [mā·hae·hae] S  to tear to shreds.redup. ofmahae₁;PNP *masaesae.

mahaha n.a surgeonfish (Acanthuridae).FIS

mahaha s.The name of a species of fish, the kala.

mahāha vs.soft, tender, weak; soft and mealy, as a baked potato.

hoʻomahāhato prepare soil for gardening, to make earth soft and fine

mahaha v.seehaha. To be soft; to be tender; to be weak, as a person.To be tender or flexible, as a vegetable.To be soft and tough, as water-soaked vegetables.adj.Soft and tough.Tender, as a weak person.Soft and mealy, as a baked potato.

māhāhā [mā·hā·hā] vs.dry and hard, aspoi made of poor qualitytaro.TAR POI

-māhāhā PLA TAR

hoʻomāhāhāto placetaro tops together until they begin to sprout and are ready for planting (perhaps a contraction ofhoʻomakahāhā, to start stems)

mahaha A species of kalo.

mahahani [maha·hani] n.nuance.[+]

Ekūkākūkākākouināmahahanionāhuaʻāleloihoʻohanaʻiamakēiamele.Let’s discuss the nuances of the words used in this song.

mahahaʻulaʻula n.a variety oftaro.TAR

mahai n.a variety ofulua, a fish.FIS

māhaʻihaʻi [mā·haʻi·haʻi] S  same ashaʻihaʻi, brittle.[PPn *ma-faki,broken off, plucked, as fruit]

Mahaiʻula placename.coastal area, bay, village, and ancient surfing area(Finney-Houston 26),Keāhole qd.,Hawaiʻi. A stone fish goddess about a fathom from the shore was namedPōhaku-o-Lama; she was brought gifts by fishermen except during May, June, and July. During these months the sea thereabout turned yellowish and the people thought the deity was menstruating. (FS 286) Land section,Puakō qd.,Hawaiʻi.

mahaka n.outline, as a line marking the outer limits of an object or figure.Niʻihau (frommāka).anakuhimahaka. stencil.cf.meheu.

mahakamaka n.eye liner.lit., eye tracing.

maha ka noʻonoʻo relieved(EH)

mahakea₁ [maha·kea] n.once uncultivated land, as for bananas, sweet potato,taro; fallow land.cf.kūmahakea.SWP BAN TAR

mahakea [maha·kea] GEO

mahiʻaimahakeashifting cultivation, in geography

mahakea s.An uncultivated piece of land overgrown with weeds and grass; a jungle; a wild place.adj.Wild; overgrown with weeds, grass and bushes; nahelehele, weuweu.

mahakea₂ [maha·kea] a variety oftaro.TAR

mahakea₃ [maha·kea] a variety ofkava, usually calledmākea.KAV

mahakonia [mahako·nia] n.mahogany, the wood.Eng.TRE

mahala v.Ma andhalo, to look out; to turn the eyes upon. To admire; to wonder at; to magnify the goodness or virtues of a person or thing.

maha lāʻau n.clump or grove of trees.cf.maha ʻulu, clump of breadfruit trees.TRE

Mahalani [Maha-lani] placename.cemetery,Waiehu village,Maui.lit.: heavenly rest.

mahalo₁ nvt.thanks, gratitude; to thank.bc[Pn(NP) *masalo,be astonished at, admire]

Mahaloānui.Thanks very much.

Mahalonuiloa.Thanks [you] very much.

ʻōlelomahalocompliment

mahalo₂ admiration, praise, esteem, regards, respects; to admire, praise, appreciate.bc[Pn(NP) *masalo,be astonished at, admire]

Kameaimahaloʻia.Mr. Pākī, the esteemed Mr. Pākī.

ʻOwaunōmekamahalo.I am, [yours] respectfully.

mahalo v.Ma andhalo, to look out; to turn the eyes upon. To admire; to wonder at; to magnify the goodness or virtues of a person or thing.To be glorious; magnificent to behold.To approve; to praise; to honor; to glorify.s.Wonder; surprise; admiration.Approbation; blessing; honor given to one.The act of blessing or praising God; ua like kamahalo me ka hoonani.adj.Beautiful; glorious; admirable.

mahalo ā nui loa thanks very, very, very much(EH)

mahalo ʻia,mahaloʻia admired, esteemed, respected, revered, venerated(EH)

mahaloʻia var. spelling ofmahalo ʻia, admired, esteemed, respected, revered, venerated

mahalo kekahi i kekahi mutual admiration(EH)

mahalo nui much obliged, thankful(EH)

mahalopānaʻi [mahalopā·naʻi] n.patronage, i.e. a political system in which party leaders do favors for loyal supporters.lit., reciprocal gratitude.

meamahalopānaʻipatron.

mahalua [maha·lua] rude, disrespectful, saucy, overbearing; encroaching on the property or rights of others.lit., double temple.same asmahaʻoi, but stronger:[Ua ʻano like me mahaʻoi, akā, ʻoi aku ka ikaika o kēia.]₁₇

mahamaha₁ [maha·maha] n.gill plate.alsomaha₂.[Ka māhele ma ke poʻo o ka iʻa ma lalo ona ka pihapiha o ka iʻa.]₁₄FIS

mahamaha The temples of the head; the sides of a substance.The gills or fins of a fish.Kanl. 14:9. Also the fore fins of a fish.The wings (eheu) of the malolo or flying-fish.The things or appendages which belong to the wings; na mea maha, na mea maha, na mea eheu.

mahamaha₂ [maha·maha] S  redup. ofmaha₆, to rest, stop(Laie 463)

mahamaha₃ [maha·maha] vs.to show or feel pleasure, love, affection; affectionate.[Ka hōʻike ʻana aku i ke aloha pumehana.]₆

hoʻomahamahacaus/sim

kapilimahamahaaffectionate relationship

mahamaha v.To glow, as with friendly feelings towards one; to expect a meeting with a friend.Laieik. 58. To be glad to see an old friend or relative.s.seemaha. A fondling; the exercise of affection, friendship or hospitality.

mahamaha₄ [maha·maha] redup. ofmaha₇, severed portion...

mahamaha₅ [maha·maha] n.a variety oftaro, sometimes qualified bykeʻokeʻo, white.TAR

mahamaha The preputium (paha.)

mahamaha kea [maha·mahakea] vs.white-jowled, as of a pig or dog.

mahamahaoʻo [maha·maha·oʻo] redup. ofmahaoʻo, wise...

mahamaha ʻōʻō [maha·mahaʻōʻō] redup. ofmaha ʻōʻō, fish...FIS

mahamahaoo s.A piece cut or broken off; he apahu, he pauku.

maha mea n.name of a deep-sea fish, said to be striped (no data).FIS

mahamea s.A species of fish.

mahamelo,masamelo [maha·melo] n.marshmallow.Eng.FOO

mahamoe₁ [maha·moe] vs.attractive, sleek, as a plump animal; smooth.

hekaimahamoea smooth sea(For. 6:297)

mahamoe s.Maha andmoe, to rest quietly. To appear fat, oily or shining.To be plump or round, as a fruit; to be fat, as an animal.seekolikoliko.adj.Clear; plain; blue or black.

mahamoe₂ [maha·moe] n.an edible bivalve (no data).FIS

mahamoe s.A species of fish.

mahana₁ nvs.warmth, heat; warm.cf.hahana,hanahana,mehana,pumehana.bc[(MP) PPn *ma-fana,to be warm: *ma(a)fana][Mehana; ʻaʻole wela aku, akā, ʻaʻole huʻihuʻi.]₁₄

hoʻomahanato warm, create warmth, heat

mahana vs.temperature, when weather considered warm.lit., warm. alsomehana.cf.anu,wela.seekēkelē,mehana.WIN

ʻEhiakamahanaokēialā?How warm is it today?

mahana v.Ma andhana, work; exercise. To be or become warm, as the rising sun.Puk. 16:21.To warm, as one person in contact with another. 1Nal. 1:1, 2.Hoo. To warm, i.e., to make warm by the fire or by exercise.seemehana.s.A small degree of heat; warmth.adj.Warm, as by the influence of the sun.Neh. 7:3. Warm; not yet cooled, as newly baked bread. 1Sam. 21:6.

mahana₂ S  n.rest.cf.maha₆, rest, repose, vacation; freedom from pain; at ease, comfort...bc

hoʻomahanavacation, rest

mahana₃ same asmahina, plantation.bcPLA

mahana₄ n.a class of chiefs.bc

Mahana placename.hill (1,800 feet high),Honolua qd.,Maui. Locality, Airport qd.,Molokaʻi. TheMolokaʻi Ranch, which in 1908 had 17,000 sheep, had a shearing shed here. The ranch stopped raising sheep in the 1920s.

māhana₁ [mā·hana] nvs.
  • twins;
  • double;
  • having two branches or forks.
 [PPn *maa-saŋa,(pair of) twins]KAV

Māhanaluanākukuithe torch lights are double [said of one drunk as with kava](UL 130)

mahana s.Formana, a branching out,ha inserted. Any substance branching out; anything double; having two branches; hence,A pair of twins; mau mahoe; two things connected; na mea elua, a pair of things.adj.Double; mates; branching out.

Māhana₂ [mā·hana] n.Castor or Pollux. The two together are calledKamāhana,Nāhōkūmāhana,Nāmāhoe. Individual names includeMāhoe Hope,Māhoe Mua,Nānā Hope,Nānā Mua.STA

-māhanahana 

hoʻomāhanahanato dedicate, as a temple(FS 117); to offer first fruits to the gods

māhanahana₁ [mā·hana·hana] redup. ofmahana₁ warmth, heat...
  • smarting, painful;
  • unpleasant odor, as of flatulency; bad-smelling,
  • lukewarm.
 PPN *mafanafana.[Mehana. ʻAno wela me ka ʻeha pū, me ka wiʻu o ka ʻeha a me ke ea.]₁₂_,₁₄

hoʻomāhanahanato make warm, heat

Kapaʻimāhanahana.A slap that smarts.

mahanahana v.seemahana. To warm very much or frequently.Hoo. To warm one's self by a fire.Isa. 44:15.

māhanahana₂ [mā·hana·hana] redup. ofmahana₂, rest...

hoʻomāhanahanato relax rigor of taboo during a long rigorous session(Malo 160, 176)

māhanakanaloa [mā·hana·kana·loa] n.name for large food calabash.

Mahanaloa [Mahana-loa] placename.valley,Waimea district,Kauaʻi.lit.: very warm.

māhana puʻu [mā·hanapuʻu] n.double peak; twin peaks.

māhani₁ [mā·hani] vi.smooth.TAR

Hahaukawēlaukō,āmāhaniʻāpaʻapaʻa.The sugar-cane tops were beaten [into the banks oftaro patches] smooth and compact.

māhani₂ [mā·hani] vs.dull (not sharp).

māhani₃ [mā·hani] vi.to lessen, of heat.seeʻea māhani.

māhani₄ [mā·hani] to vanish.(And.)

mahani v.Ma andhani, to pass silently. To pass easily and silently; to be evanescent; to disappear; to vanish, as a thought; uamahani ka manao.To heal up; to granulate, as a wound so as to disappear.To vanish, as an ulcer when it heals;mahani keia wahi, a e poha hou ma kahi e.

māhao₁ [mā·hao] n.pitch.

māhao₂ [mā·hao] vs.rotten, hollow, as wood.cf.popopo. (rare.) 

mahao s.The pith of a tree or vegetable; a soft or decayed place in the center or body of a tree; a hole in a tree.seepuho andpuha.adj.Defective in the center, as a tree; soft; rotten; hollow; bent in or down, as a decayed grass house.

mahaoe adj.Not ashamed.

mahaʻohaʻo [mahaʻo·haʻo] S  same ashaʻohaʻo, strange.

mahaʻoi vs.bold, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, cheeky, rude, forward, presumptuous, saucy, brazen.lit., sharp temple.see ex.ʻāhua.

mahaoi v.seemaoi, theha dropped.Maoi is probably the original form of the word. To be bold; to be impertinent.To treat a superior as an equal or with great familiarity.To be forward in asking questions; to be asking or begging of a chief frequently.s.Forwardness; immodesty in asking favors; impertinence in addressing a superior; boldness in address; nani ka nui o kuu hilahila, a he mea e hoi kamahaoi loa o kekahi poe o kakou. Ua kapaia aku ia oMaoi, no kamahaoi o ka olelo ana.adj.Always asking favors (of chiefs), thus: na'u kela lole; na'u kela palaoa, &c.; and so of all which one desires.

mahaoʻo [maha·oʻo] nvs.mature in wisdom; wise; wise person.lit., mature temple.

maha ʻōʻō₁ n.a fish of theʻahi type.[mahaʻōʻō: He ʻano ʻahi.]₁₁FIS

maha ʻōʻō₂ piece of sweet potato broken off by theʻōʻō, digging stick.same asthe more commonkūʻōʻō.SWP

maha pepe vs.broad-browed.lit., flat brow.

Mahapili n.name of twin stars (no data).STA

Māhāʻulepū [Mā-hāʻule-pū] placename.land section and road,Kōloa district,Kauaʻi.lit.: and falling together.

maha ʻulu n.grove or clump of breadfruit trees.TRE

maha wela n.a variety of fish (no data).(Malo 46)FIS

mahawela s.A blue kind of fish.

mahawele [maha·wele] same asnahawele, a bivalve.

māhe,maahe vi.to grow less distinct and fade out, as the sound of a voice or a wisp of smoke.[Pn(NP) *maafe,abated, grown indistinct, faded]

mahea {ma-hea₅}S  seehea₅, where?

mahea int.adv.Ma andhea, where. Where? at what place?Gram. 165, 2.

māhea [mā·hea] vs.hazy, as moonlight.

Māhealani [Mā·hea-lani] n.sixteenth day of the lunar month, night of the full moon.

mahealani s.The name of the sixteenth day of the month; the day when the full moon began to lose its roundness.see alsomalani.

maheha {maheha}same asheha, indolent.

maheha adv.Ma andheha, slow. Slowly; lazily.Hoo. Working slowly and lazily but perseveringly; aka, hanahoomaheha ana ame kohu molowa, hoomau no nae i ka hana.

māhelahela [mā·hela·hela] vs.clearly showing, as grain of wood.[PPn *ma-fela,opened out, spread open]

-māhele 

hoʻomāheleto lead conversation towards a topic

ʻOʻAlamilaehoʻomāhelemakonakamaʻilioʻananonāmeaepiliananoʻEnelani.Almira in her chatting led the conversation to things pertaining to England.

mahele₁,māhele [ma·hele] nvt.
  • portion, quota, installment,
  • division, section, zone,
  • lot, piece,
  • bureau, department, precinct,
  • category,
  • scene or act in a play;
  • share, as of stocks;
  • measure in music;
  • land division of 1848 (the Great Mahele);
  • part or organ, as of the body;
  • section or wing (military,seemokuna);
  • denominator, in fractions;
  • to divide, apportion, cut into parts,
  • deal.
 .seehele₇, to divide, cut apart...PPN *masele.MUS WAR LAND

hōʻailonamahelemeasure signature in music

hoʻomaheleto have a division made, distribute, divide, etc

maheleliʻiliʻismall portion, bit, fragment

maheleluato divide into two parts

māhele [mā·hele] n.division, piece, portion, department, category, part, land division; to divide, apportion.var. spelling ofmahele;.cf.keʻena,ʻoihana.LAND

n.branch, as of a government.

māheleʻahahoʻokolokolojudicial branch

māheleʻahaʻōlelolegislative branch

māhelemanahoʻokōexecutive branch

n.bracket, as in a sports tournament.SPO

māhelehāʻuleconsolation bracket.

māhelelanakilawinner's bracket

n.phylum in animal classification, or division in plant classification.[+]SCI

mahele v.Ma andhele, to go; to move. To divide; to cut in pieces; to divide a portion to one, as land.To divide or separate from one another, as people.Kin. 10:32. To divide into two parts, as an army. 1Nal. 16:21.To divide, as streams of water; as the sea.Puk. 14:21.Hoo. To cause a division; to separate one thing from another.

mahele₂ vt.to translate, interpret.

hoʻomahelecaus/sim

māheleʻāina [mā·heleʻāina] n.geographic region; regional.cf.aupuni.

ʻahahuimāheleʻāinaregional organization

mahele ʻaumoku squadron(EH)

māhelehaʻawinaHawaiʻi [mā·helehaʻa·winahawaiʻi] n.Hawaiian studies department, as at a university or community college.lit., Hawaiian lessons department.

mahele hana n.duty, work section, shift.

māhelehana [mā·helehana] 

nāmāhelehanajobs, as for movie or video production. lit., work categories

papamāhelehanacall sheet, i.e. a list of jobs

māhelehapa [mā·helehapa] n.fractional part.MTH

māhelehapaluaone-half (part)

māhelehele [māhele·hele] redup. ofmahele₁, portion, division...,mahele₂, translate, interpret...PPN *maselesele.[Hoʻokaʻawale i loko o nā māhele, pūʻulu, a pēlā aku.]

mahelehele v.Freq. ofmahele. To divide into small pieces; to divide frequently.Kin. 49:7.Hoo. Same.

mahele hoʻomana sect(EH)

mahele i hui ʻia combined precincts(EH)

mahele kālā [mahelekā·lā] n.dividend.

mahele kaua lewa n.air force.

mahele koa n.military unit, squadron.WAR

māhele kūmole n.reference section (library)(HE)

MāheleKumuwaiwaiKai [mā·helekumu·wai·waikai] n.Division of Aquatic Resources.

mahele lāʻau n.portion of medicine, dose.ILL

mahele liʻiliʻi bit, small amount, fragment(EH)

mahelelua v.Mahele andlua, two. To divide in to two parts.

mahele manawa n.division of time, as of a fiscal period.

māhelemanawa [mā·helemanawa] vt.to take turns.lit., apportion turns.

mahele ʻōlelo [maheleʻō·lelo] n.v.interpreter, translator; to translate, interpret.

māhelepā [mā·helepā] n.disk partitioning, in a computer hard drive.lit., disk division.CMP

māhele puke heluhelu n.periodical section (library)(HE)

mahele uku installment payment(EH)

mahele waiwai hoʻopuka [mahelewai·waihoʻo·puka] n.share of profits, dividend.

Mahelona placename.memorial hospital atKeālia,Kauaʻi, named in 1915 for Samuel Mahelona (1884-1912), son of Albert S. Wilcox.lit.: Mahlon (Biblical).

māhelu [mā·helu] vt.to dig, rake, scratch the earth; to spread loose soft earth over ataro patch after the bottom has been pounded hard to make it impervious.seehelu₄.Probably PPN *maselu.TAR

mahelu v.Ma andhelu, to scratch the earth. To spread dust over as an artificial soil.To spread loose soft dirt over a kalo patch after the bottom has been pounded hard.seepaluku.

mahena n.heap, pile, as of trash.(rare.) 

maheu₁,māheu rare var. ofmeheu, track; clue...

maheu v.seemeheu.

maheu₂ vt.to dig and rake the earth, as for planting.SWP PLA

Emaheuaʻeanaikēiapuʻuekanuʻuala.Preparing the soil in this hill for planting sweet potatoes.

maheu₃ n.kind of porous stone, used to rub, scour, polish, and as an octopus lure.STO

maheu s.Name of a porous kind of stone.

māheu var. spelling ofmaheu₁, track; clue...AltSpel

mahi₁ S  nvt.to cultivate, farm; a farm, plantation, patch.cf.mahi ʻai,mahi kō,mahikū,mahina,mahina ʻai.bc[mahiʻai.]₁₉PLA

mahi v.To dig the ground for the purpose of planting food; to cultivate land by digging; to dress land; to till, as a field or garden; emahi aku i ke kihapai o ka aina. Note.—Clearing off the weeds, grass, &c., iswaele.s.Cultivation; planting, &c. 1Sam. 8:12.

mahi₂ vs.strong, energetic, as a worker.cf.huliāmahi.bc[PPn *mafi,strong, powerful, energetic, hardworking]

moamahifighting cock

mahi adj.Strong; energetic, as a laboring man; as a fighting-cock; moamahi, a fighting-cock.

Mahi placename.place, lowerMānoa,Honolulu, named for a Hawaiian who owned much of the land.(TM).lit.: strong.

mahiʻai nvt.var. spelling ofmahi ʻai₁, farmer...AltSpel PLA

mahi ʻai₁,mahiʻai S  nvt.farmer, planter; to farm, cultivate; agricultural.gardener(HE)PLA

KolekemahiʻaiCollege of agriculture

ʻoihanamahiʻaiagricultural industry, farming

ʻOihanaMahiʻAiokaMokuʻāina.State Department of Agriculture.

mahiai v.Mahi andai, food. To cultivate land; to produce food from the ground; to till the ground.s.A cultivator of the soil; a tiller of the ground; a husbandman.Culture; tillage of the ground.adj.Of or belonging to tillage; kanakamahiai, a farmer.

Mahiʻai₂ n.name of a star (no data).STA

Mahiʻai placename.street and place,Ala Wai section,Honolulu, named for the Chiefess Kealiʻimahiʻai, daughter of Nāhakuʻelua Pua ofMōʻiliʻili.(TM)seeNāhaku.lit.: farmer.

mahi ʻai ʻana cultivation, farming(EH)

mahiʻaimahakea [mahiʻaimaha·kea] S  vt.shifting cultivation, in geography.lit., fallow-land cultivation.

māhie [mā·hie] vs.delightful, charming, pleasant, handsome.

hoʻomāhiedelightful, charming; to cast shy glances, as of a coy child

mahie v.Ma andhie, shameful. To be proud; to be lofty; to act without respect to good manners or morals.Hoo. To break over every rule of decency; to act shamefully; he mea maikai no nae ka naauao,hoomahie ole.

Māhie placename.point east ofKahana Bay,Oʻahu. Street and place, Foster Village subdivision,Hālawa,Waipahu qd.,Oʻahu. Name suggested by Mary Kawena Pukui in 1958.lit.: delightful, charming, pleasant.

māhiehie [mā·hie·hie] redup. ofmāhie, delightful, charming, pleasant, handsome...

ʻOmakalapuaulumāhiehie.Profuse bloom growing as a delight.(EM 76)

mahiehie v.To dye fast colors; to color kapas with clear distinct spots or colors; hence,To dress finely; to be clothed in honorable robes.

māhielewa [mā·hie·lewa] n.mobile, as a piece of artwork which dangles and moves in the wind.WIN

māhihi₁ same asmaihi, to peel.

mahihi v.seeihi. To peel off bark from a tree.

māhihi₂ same asmahimahi, dolphin.FIS

mahihiki [mahi·hiki] redup. ofmahiki, to jump, leap, hop, move up and down, vibrate...

mahihiki v.To spatter; to flap in the water, as a duck at play.

mahiiʻa S  vt.aquaculture.lit., cultivate marine animals or plants.

Hehikikelilokaʻoihanamahiiʻaiʻoihanapukamaoliokekālākehanalaulāʻia.The aquaculture industry can become a very lucrative one if done widely.

mahiʻili vt.to plunder thoroughly; to take all, as a chief taking all the property of his subjects.lit., dig skin.

mahiili v.Mahi andili, the skin. To take or seize property for the king. Note.—This was often done by the unscrupulous officers, who left nothing to the people but their skin.

mahīkākā [mahī·kā·kā] same ashīkākā, to reel, stagger. (rare.) 

mahikaka v.Ma andhikaka, to stagger. To crook; to bend; to put out of a straight line.

mahikālepa [mahikā·lepa] S  vt.commercial farming.lit., farm (to) sell.cf.mahi ō.[+]

Mahikea [Mahi-kea] placename.islet (one acre in area, 40 feet elevation),Hilo qd.,Hawaiʻi.

Mahiki placename.land division,Waimea,Hawaiʻi, named for a horde ofmoʻo killed byHiʻiaka. (PH chapter 12.).lit.: leap.

mahiki₁ vi.
  • to jump, leap, hop, move up and down,
  • vibrate;
  • to spatter;
  • to teeter, seesaw; a seesaw.
  • to weigh, as on scales;
 bc[Pn(CE) *ma-fiti,make sudden movement]

hoʻomahikito cause to leap, jump, etc

mahiki v.To vibrate; to play up and down, as the beam of a scale; hence,To weigh, as in scales.To play up and down, as a lever upon its prop in the center; to pry, as with a lever.Anat. 3.To hop; to jump; to leap.To scatter; to blow away, as with a puff of wind.To lift up; to carry in the arms.A prop on which a lever rests in prying up a weight.

mahiki₂ vt.
  • to cast out spirits, exorcise, especially withmahiki shrimps;
  • to treat in turn, as troubles inhoʻoponopono family therapy.
 (Nānā 75–7)bc

Mahikianaināmeaʻino.Treating the deep troubles.

mahiki To cast out, as an evil spirit; to exorcise.

mahiki₃ n.any kind of shrimp used ceremoniously.bc[He ʻano ʻōpae hoʻohana ʻia ma ka pule.]₁₄FIS

mahiki₄ same asʻakiʻaki, a grass used to exorcise evil spirits, especially when shrimps are not available.bc[1. He ʻano mauʻu ʻakiʻaki i ʻoʻoi ka lau, a e ulu ana ma ke one o kahakai. Hoʻohana ʻia ma nā hana pule, ma kahi o ka ʻōpae mahiki ke loaʻa ʻole ia ʻano ʻōpae. 2. Nā ʻano mauʻu like ʻole (Niʻihau).]₁₄PLA

mahiki n.grass, general term; lawn.Niʻihau.alsomauʻu.PLA

ʻokiikamahikito mow the lawn

mahiki s.Thick, tall grass in a damp place; thick, low shrubs or underbrush.The place where tall grass or thick bushes grow.

mahiki₅ vt.
  • to pry;
  • peel off, as a scab
 bc[wehe i kekahi mea e moe papa ana ma luna o kekahi.]₁₄

mahiki₆ same asʻuku kai, a sand hopper.bcINS

mahiki₇ n.a variety oftaro.bcTAR

mahiki₈ vt.to appear (of the sun)[(no ka lā) ʻōʻili.]₁₄

Mahikikalāikaʻilikai.The sun came forth on the horizon.

mahiki A calabash for water.

māhikihiki₁ [mā·hiki·hiki] redup. ofmahiki₁, vibrate,mahiki₂, exorcise,mahiki₅, pry...PPN *mafitifiti.

mahikihiki v.Freq. ofmahiki. To jump or fly frequently.To vibrate rapidly, as the tongue; e kapalili.To shake, as in an earthquake; to move frequently.To overturn; to upset.To spatter; to flap; to spatter, as ink in writing.

māhikihiki₂ [mā·hiki·hiki] same asmahiki₄, grass...

mahikihiki s.A sort of thick high grass; the place where such grass grows.

māhikihiki₃ [mā·hiki·hiki] n.stone, as used for adze.also calledmakaiʻa.STO TOO

mahi kīkoi to farm scattered patches unsystematically(EH)

mahikina lā [mahi·kinalā] n.crack of dawn.

Mahikiokaluakanaka n.stroke inlua fighting.LUA

mahi kō,mahikō S  n.sugar-cane plantation.PLA

mahikō var. spelling ofmahi kō, sugar-cane plantation...

mahikū [mahi·kū] S  nvt.to clear land for planting; plantation clearing not yet planted.(rare.) PLA

mahikua [mahi·kua] n.defensive linebacker, in football.SPO

mahili₁ {ma-hilli₂}same ashili, to deviate.

Mahilihoʻikānamoʻolelo.How his story meanders.

mahili₂ vt.to strip away property.

māhiloa [mā·hiloa] vs.distant, far (perhaps contraction ofmakahiloa, at far place).

mahiloa adj.Distant; afar off.

-māhilu 

hoʻomāhiluto beautify, adorn, bedeck, cf.hiluhilu

mahimahi [mahi·mahi] n.dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus), a game fish up to 1.5 m long, popular for food.cf.lapalapa₅.[PPn *masi-masi,dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus)]FIS

mahimahi s.A species of fish; the dolphin.

mahimāla S  vt.to garden; gardening.lit., cultivate (a) garden.

halekūʻaimahimālagarden store, gardening store

pukemahimālagardening book

mahina₁,māhina n.moon, month; moonlight.bc[PPn *maa-sina,moon]

mahinamelihoneymoon

mahina,māhina n.month.abb.mhn.

mahina The moon; ka mea e malamalama ai i ka po; hence,A lunar month;mahina o hoku, the name of the day of the full moon.

mahina₂ n.crescent-shaped fishhook.bcFIS

mahina₃ n.eye of the snail at the end of its horn.bcANI

mahina The eye of a snail in the end of his horn; he maka pupu.

mahina₄ S  n.farm, plantation, patch.bc[Ka māla ʻai. He wahi e mahi ʻia e ulu aʻe ai ka mea ʻai.]₉_,₆PLA

mahina s.Mahi andana, participial termination, a cultivating. A cultivated patch; a garden.

mahina₅ n.a variety of onion, similar to silver onion.bcFOO

mahina₆ n.a variety of sweet potato.bcSWP

māhina n.var. spelling ofmahina₁, moon, month; moonlight.AltSpel

mahina ʻai S  same asmahi ʻai, to farm; truck farm.

mahinaʻai S  n.field, garden.[+]

Eʻalawaaʻekōʻoukoumaumaka,aenānāināmahinaʻai;uakeʻokeʻomaiʻānōnokaʻohiʻana.Behold, the fields are white, ready to harvest.

mahinaai s.Mahina andai, food, as if a contraction ofmahi ana i ka ai. A field, either in a state of cultivation or prepared for it.Nah. 24:6.A field, generally of larger size thankihapai where food is raised.Oihk. 23:22.A cultivated patch; hence,Husbandry itself.

Mahinaakaaka [Mahina-akaaka] placename.gulch,Kohala qd., and formerheiau atKeahia Laka,Puna,Hawaiʻi.lit.: clear moon.

mahina hapalua hope [mahinahapa·luahope] n.waning of the moon.lit., last half of the moon.

mahina hapalua mua [mahinahapa·luamua] n.waxing of the moon.lit., first half of the moon.

māhinahina [mā·hina·hina] n.pale moonlight.

Māhinahina placename.land divisions, plantation, and point,Honolua qd.,Maui. Aheiau of this name, now destroyed, was near the shore atKaunakakai,Molokaʻi.lit.: silvery haze (as of moonlight).

mahina hou₁ n.new moon, new month.

mahina hou₂ n.church offering on the first Sunday of the month, of Congregationalists.

mahina ke alo beauty (poetic, of handsome persons)(EH)

mahinakēhau [mahina·kē·hau] n.a variety of sweet potato.SWP

mahinalua [mahina·lua] n.a small creeping native fern (Grammitis tenella), with simple narrow fronds 5 cm long or longer, each bearing none to many round spots of spores.FER

mahina meli honeymoon(EH)

Mahinanui [Mahina-nui] placename.islet (0.6 acres, 40 feet elevation),Kahakuloa qd.,Maui.lit.: large moonor large plantation.

mahina piha n.full moon.

mahina poepoe [mahinapoe·poe] n.full moon.lit., round moon.

Mahinauli [Mahina-uli] placename.gulch,Makaweli,Kauaʻi.lit.: dark moon.

māhinu₁ [mā·hinu] same ashinu, rubbed, anointed, polished.[Pn(CE) *maa-sinu,[anointed]]

mahinu v.Ma andhinu, to anoint. To rub over; to anoint.

māhinu₂ [mā·hinu] vs.partly cooked, as Chinese vegetables; beginning to cook, aslūʻau leaves that are getting greener and softer.FOO

Mahinui [Mahi-nui] placename.mountain, fishpond, and stream,Mōkapu qd.,Oʻahu, named for a legendary hero who was defeated by Olomana, and whose body was cast from MountOlomana to the present location of the mountain.lit.: great champion.

mahiō S  vt.subsistance farming.lit., farm (to) survive.cf.mahi kālepa.[+]

mahiole [mahi·ole] nvt.feather helmet, helmet; to wear a helmet.bc[He ʻano pāpale i kau ʻia e nā aliʻi o ke au kahiko, ʻo kona ʻano, he kohu lepeamoa a haku ʻia ia pāpale i nā ʻano hulu manu uʻi like ʻole.]₁₄CLO

ʻokimahiolea haircut with crest of hair left down the middle of the head

mahiole s.A war cap; a helmet; an officer's cap. 1Sam. 17:5.

mahiole haka [mahi·olehaka] seehaka₃, crested feather helmet, so called because the crest perches on the helmet...

mahiopu vs.var. spelling ofmahiʻopu₁, bold, rude.AltSpel

mahiʻopu₁,mahiopu vs.bold, rude.(rare.) 

mahiʻopu₂ vt.to dig, as with a pickax.(rare.) 

mahi pua S  n.flower garden or patch; horticulture.

mahiululāʻau [mahiulu·lā·ʻau] S  vt.agroforestry.lit., cultivate forests.

mahi waena S  n.v.weed cultivator; to cultivate and weed.lit., weeding farm.

mahi waina S  n.v.vineyard; grape raiser; to cultivate grapes.FOO PLA

mahiwaina s.Mahi andwaina, a grape vine. A vine dresser; a cultivator of grapes.Ioan. 15:1.

mahoʻa vs.thick, as a cloud.Maui.WIN

māhoa [mā·hoa] vi.to travel together in company, as canoes.cf.hoa, companion.CAN

Nāwaʻaemāhoaakuana.Canoes traveling together.

māhoe₁ [mā·hoe] n.twins.[He māhana, ʻo ia hoʻi he mau keiki i hänau mai na ka makuahine hoʻokahi i ka wā hoʻokahi.]₁₄

māhoe [mā·hoe] n.double, as when throwing dice.

helumāhoedouble number, i.e. the same number used twice, in math

mahoe s.Two of men or animals born at the same time of one makua; twins.Mel.Sol. 7:3;Kin. 25:24.seemahana 2.

māhoe₂ [mā·hoe] n.two native trees (Alectryon macrococcum andA. mahoe), related to the soapberry and the litchi; they have compound leaves and globose, brown, twinned or single fruits.alsoʻalaʻala hua.(Neal 531)[Pn(CE) *maafoe,a tree]PLA TRE

Māhoe₃ [mā·hoe] n.names of months and stars.seeMāhoe Hope,Māhoe Mua,Māhana₂.STA

māhoehoe [mā·hoe·hoe] same asmāʻoheʻohe, tall. (rare.) 

mahoehoe adj.Straight and free from branches, as a tree; pololei, lala ole.

Māhoe Hope₁ [mā·hoehope] n.star name, one of the twins, Castor or Pollux.lit., last twin.seeMāhoe Mua.STA

Māhoe Hope₂ [mā·hoehope] month in the old lunar calendar, the eleventh (Hawaiʻi) or seventh (Oʻahu,Kauaʻi).alsoHilina Mā: see month.

mahoehope s.The name of a Hawaiian month.

Māhoe Mua₁ [mā·hoemua] n.star name, one of the twins, Castor or Pollux.lit., first twin. (Probably Pollux, the brighter of the two, that rises beforeMāhoe Hope, which is probably Castor:(JM 15))STA

Māhoe Mua₂ [mā·hoemua] month in the old lunar calendar, the tenth (Hawaiʻi) or sixth (Oʻahu,Kauaʻi).alsoHilina Ehu: see month.

mahoemua s.Name of a Hawaiian month.

Mahohuli placename.fishpond,Waiākea park,Hilo,Hawaiʻi.

mahola₁,māhola S  vi.to spread out; to smooth out, as a cloth to dry; to extend, expand.seehola₁ and ex.heʻe₁.[PPn *ma-fola,spread out flat (as mats, land etc.)]

hoʻomaholacaus/sim.; to unroll

Maholaaʻelakaʻōpūokaʻupena.The bag of the net opened out.

mahola vs.expanded or exploded, as a file in a computer program.seehoʻomahola.cf.māhuahua,ʻopi.

Uamaholakawaihonaʻopihia.The compressed file has been expanded.

waihonamaholaexpanded file

mahola v.Ma andhola to spread over. To spread out; to open wide, as a flower in full bloom.To spread out; to unfold, as a kapa to dry.seeuhola,hohola andkalena.s.The spreading out and extension of the stomach; me ka mahana, ame kamahola ana o ka opu.Anat. 52.adj.Spread open; spread out; extended.adj.In the ancient practice of the kahunas: heemahola, ahimahola; o ka heemahola oia no ka mea e heehee ai ka mai.

mahola₂ n.projection (mathematical)[+]MTH

maholaʻāpuʻuʻililikeʻAlapaki.Albers conic equal area projection.

maholaʻililikeʻAlapaki.Albers equal area projection.

maholakūlikeʻāpuʻuLamapuka.Lambert conic conformal projection.

maholakūpapa.Orthographic projection.

maholaLopikana.Robinson projection.

maholawēlauʻililike.Azimuthal equal area projection.

māhola vi.var. spelling ofmahola₁, to spread out; to smooth out...AltSpel

māholahola [mā·hola·hola] S  redup. ofmahola, to spread out; to smooth out, as a cloth to dry...PPN *mafolafola.

maholahola v.Intesive ofmahola. To spread out extensively.

maholahune [mahola·hune] S  vs.diffusion; to be diffused.

Uamaholahunekekinoeailokookeea,aʻaʻohepilikiaikēiamanawa.The gas has diffused into the air, and now there's no danger.

mahole,māhole vt.to bruise, skin, scrape, as a flesh wound; to injure as the feelings.cf.hole, peeled.[PPn *ma-fole,peeled]ILL

mahole v.Ma andhole, to peel off; to skin. To bruise, as the flesh; to hurt; to break up.Uli aa'i na moku,mahole eha ka nahele.

māhole vt.var. spelling ofmahole, to bruise, skin, scrape, as a flesh wound; to injure as the feelings.AltSpel ILL

māholehole [mā·hole·hole] redup. ofmahole, to bruise, skin, scrape, as a flesh wound; to injure as the feelings...PPN *mafolefole.[Ha hōʻeha ʻana i ka ʻili a māui a pohole paha.]₇ILL

maholehole v.Intensive ofmahole, to bruise. To break up; to break or crush into pieces; e inikiniki, e[illegible]waluwalu.s.A bruise; a hurt; an injury; aolemaholehole o ke kino a'u i ike ai.adj.seemahole. Bruised and broken to pieces; crushed together.

Mahomeka,Mahometa [maho·meka] nvs.Mohammed; Mohammedan.Eng.

Mahometa var. spelling ofMahomeka, Mohammed...

mahope afterwards, by-and-by, late, later, hereafter, behind...seehope, after.

mahope adv.andcomp.prep. Ma andhope, the end. Behind; after; afterward. It expresses future time in respect of the time in which an action was performed, though past in respect of the person speaking.Gram. § 161.

mahope aku hereafter, later(EH)

mahope iho afterward(EH)

mahope mai since (after)(EH)

mahope o ke kula after school(EH)

-mahu 

hoʻomahuto eat just a little to allay hunger, as while waiting for a feast

mahū vs.weak, flat, as dilutedkava or stale beer; insipid, as freshpoi kept too long in the icebox; quiet, peaceful, undisturbed.cf.mahūmahū.[PPn *mafu,stale]KAV POI

māhu₁ nvs.steam, vapor, fumes; to steam, exude vapor.[Pn(NP) *maʻafu,steam, steamy]

hoʻomāhuto create steam; to cook or soften food by steam; to steam

lolamāhuhanaalanuisteam roller for streets

māhu FOO

kokolekamekawaiūmāhuchocolate with steamed milk

mahu v.To blow out steam or smoke; to smoke, as a smothered fire; to throw out hot vapor, as from a volcano.s.Steam; hot vapor; smoke.

māhu₂ same asʻōlapa, trees.TRE

māhū [mā·hū] n.homosexual, of either sex; hermaphrodite.[Pn(EC) *maafuu,unenergetic, not passionate]

hoʻmāhūto behave like a homosexual or hermaphrodite

mahu s.A man who assimilates his manners and dresses his person like a woman.A hermaphrodite; a enunch.

mahu adj.Silent; indisposed to conversation; silent, as a deserted place.

mahua n.mockery, derision, spying (rarely used withouthoʻo-).PNP *masua.

hoʻomahuato mock(Hal. 2.4); to spy, watch, as a cat watching a mouse

māhua [mā·hua] nvs.increase, growth; to increase, thrive, wax, accrue, multiply, flourish (less used thanmāhuahua).PPN *masua.

hoʻomāhuato increase, expand, enlarge, multiply, grow

Hoʻomāhuaikonawaiwai.To increase its value, wealth.

Hoʻomāhuakeanianihoʻonuiʻikeikapūpū.The microscope magnifies the shell.

māhua [mā·hua] n.multiple, in math.alsohelu māhua.

mahua v.Ma andhua, to grow or increase. To increase in size or numbers; to grow large.s.Increase; growth; a growing.Puk. 1:12.adj.Increasing; large in quantity.

māhuā,māhuwā [mā·huā] same ashuā, envy, contempt

Hehōʻailonahoʻomāhuākamakapaʻa.A one-eyed person is a sign of bad luck.

hoʻomāhuāto bring bad luck, misfortune; to annoy, distress, harm; adversity

Hoʻomāhuāināhoanoho.To mistreat the people one lived with.

mahua v.Ma andhua, envy; jealousy. To be envious.hoo. To mock; to deride; to have in derision.Hal. 2:4.

-mahuahana 

hoʻomahuahanavt. to disturb, bother

māhuahua₁ [mā·hua·hua] 
  • to grow strong, as a ruler;
  • to accrue, increase;
  • productive, big.
 redup. ofmāhua;bcPPN *masuasua.[Nui. Ka nui ʻana o ka waiwai a i ʻole ka heluna o kekahi mea a nui aku.]₁₂_,₇

hoʻomāhuahuacaus/sim.; to enlarge,

māhuahua [mā·hua·hua] vi.to wax, as the moon. cf.manono.seekewe,nepu.[+]STA

HemaupōmahinamāhuahuaʻoMohalu,Hua,Akua,ameHoku.Mohalu, Hua, Akua, and Hoku are nights that the moon waxes.

mahuahua v.Ma andhua, to grow or increase. To increase in size or numbers; to grow large.To boast; to brag; to glory over.To grow strong, as a ruler over a people.Oihl. 11:9.To increase, as money.Kanl. 8:13.Hoo. To increase in number, as animals, vegetables or men.To increase; to make more of.Ezek. 36:29.s.Increase; growth; a growing.Puk. 1:12.adj.Increasing; large in quantity.

māhuahua₂ [mā·hua·hua] vs.expanded, as of computer memory.cf.keu,extended, as of computer memory...,mahola,expanded or exploded, as a file...COM

waihonaʻikemāhuahuaexpanded memory

mahuahua To set or employ, as a spy; to act the part of a spy; e hoomakakiu.

mahuakala [mahua·kala] vs.disbelieving, cynical, skeptical, as of religion; irreligious, atheistic.

hoʻomahuakalato show disbelief, skepticism; to ridicule, mock, as beliefs

mahuakala adj.Contemptuous of good things; disobedient to the gods; wicked.

māhuaola [mā·hua·ola] n.nutrient.lit., increase life.SCI

lepilimāhuaolafood label, as for giving product information on a package of food

māhuaolamāikimicronutrient

māhuaolamānuimacronutrient